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Bacon Brothers, Suzanne Vega among weekend concerts 02/28/2013 06:26pm • Tim Bracken, wtop.com WASHINGTON - This month's top events might bring back memories and help make some new ones. Opening Friday, March 1, the Bethesda Theater is reborn as the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club. An $8 million renovation has transformed the old theater into a world-class conc Prince George's County reacts to gun show ban 02/18/2013 02:27pm • Nick Iannelli, wtop.com WASHINGTON -- A decision by a Maryland county is roiling the already contentious debate over potential gun control laws. Prince George's County's Department of Parks and Recreation is banning gun shows indefinitely. "It is a temporary moratorium. We will revisit this," sa Love and handcuffs at the Museum of Crime and Punishment 02/16/2013 04:21am • WASHINGTON - For many, Valentine's Day means flowers, chocolates and a romantic dinner. But at the National Museum of Crime and Punishment, Valentine's Day means handcuffs. This weekend, the museum will hold its popular event, "Crimes of Passion." Upon entering the museum, couples will be bound Presidents Day: Metro track work, road changes 02/15/2013 05:58pm • Dave Dildine, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Presidents Day brings a long holiday weekend, ushered in by the first unofficial getaway of 2013. And so, traffic along the Interstate 95 corridor may seem busier than usual through Monday - with perhaps just as many out-of-state license plates as local plate Slice of Life: Delivering mail with Daniel Giles 02/09/2013 02:26pm • Natalie Plumb, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - With the U.S. Postal Service planning to cut Saturday delivery in August, WTOP caught up with mail carrier Daniel Giles to reflect on the Postal Service's decision to curb Saturday deliveries. Ending Saturday delivery would save about $2 billion f Weekend Wakeup: Expect parades, races and overnight construction 02/08/2013 04:10pm • Dave Dildine, wtop.com Downtown Washington will be abuzz with activity this weekend, and getting there could be tricky on some roads and on parts of the Metrorail system. The shops and sidewalks around Gallery Place will be bustling on Sunday. The Chinese New Year Parade, replete with dragons, Video: Arlington Hosts Life-Size Energy Board Game 02/08/2013 04:10pm • Last weekend, Arlington County hosted a “life-size board game” that challenged residents to think harder about their energy choices. The Energy Journey Game was held at Washington-Lee High School on the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 2. Participants learned strategies for cutting down on e Live Chat: Nycci Nellis, TheListAreYouOnIt.com 02/07/2013 11:28am • WASHINGTON - There will be a lot a celebrations this weekend with the start of the Chinese New Year and Mardi Gras. Nycci Nellis, co-host of "Foodie and the Beast" and publisher of entertainment website thelistareyouonit.com, will join WTOP Living at 1 p.m. Thursday to answer your questions on the Radical Baltimore bookstore Red Emma's plans expansion 02/06/2013 04:31pm • Natalie Plumb, special to wtop.com BALTIMORE, Md. - The smells of coffee grounds and crisp paper fill the air. The shelves are stacked by the hundreds -- overflowing with ideologies and philosophies, comics and art -- and made by the hands that work here. The designs that fill the windows and cou Dance Bethesda Performers, Participating Studios Announced 02/04/2013 02:30pm • Dance Bethesda, the Bethesda Urban Partnership’s ninth annual weekend dance festival, is set for March with a just announced schedule of seven professional performers and choreographers. BUP said 50 Washington area dance companies submitted audition pieces for the event, which features a pe Weekend fun: Oscar nominee screenings, Super Bowl events 02/01/2013 01:26am • Mike McCarthy, editor-in-chief, Washington Flyer Ref's mom: Teen wasn't aggressor in argument with Young 01/31/2013 12:42pm • The 17-year-old youth basketball referee who got into an argument with Frederick County Commissioners President Blaine Young rebuts some of the county official's claims, his mother said Wednesday.Stacy Allwein said her son, Michael, was not the aggressor in the Jan. 5 dispute, and the New Life Chris D.C. catering practices under review after club shooting 01/30/2013 01:00am • An investigation into a weekend shooting at a Northeast D.C. club has led authorities to probe a broader question: whether some establishments in the city are using catering companies to skirt liquor licensing laws and operate as bars under the District's radar, The Washington Post reported. Distri Celebrating 25 Years of Dance with the International Association of Blacks in Dance 01/26/2013 04:07am • Bob Madigan, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) is holding its 25th Silver Anniversary International Showcase and its Emerging and Established Artist Performance Showcase in D.C. this weekend, Jan. 24-26. The association, which serves as the internati Junior speed skating championship is NASCAR on ice 01/26/2013 02:50am • WASHINGTON - Local speed skating fans have two days left to catch the country's best young short-track skaters. The U.S. Speedskating's Junior Nationals competition began Friday morning at the Prince William Ice Center and runs through Sunday. "Some people describe it as NASCAR on ice," says Al